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What Happens If Poked By Rusty Barbed Wire?

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Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MD

I stepped on a rusty barbed wire. Healed up OK...but a week later I'm having terrible knee pain . SI there any correlation to the hole in my foot? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Shubham Mehta MD

If you get a light scratch from a rusty wire that is not a deep cut, do you still need a tetnus shot? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shubham Mehta ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Praveen MD

when I picked up the wire it poked me twice breaking skin can I get rabies? The raccoon moved the wire with its hands an mouth don't know if wire was moved a day ago or a week ago. Do I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

What happens if a little kid drinks Lysol by accident ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

place and that wire is too rusty and full of dust please clarify my doubt ... of the wire got scratched my hand very little i mean a little cut and one person also worked before ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Siva Prasad Goud MD

My husband got poked by a piece of rusty barbed wire in the foot through his shoe. It didn t go in too deep due to the shoe absorbing some of the wire but he does have a small... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Siva Prasad Goud ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tanumay Raychaudhury MD

My son was cut today by rusty barbed wire. He is an adult, does not know when he had his last ... long can he wait without getting a tetanus shot and what symptoms should he watch for? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tanumay Raychaudhury ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Ralph Chambers MD

I got cut by rusty barbed wire today but I didn t realize it or do first aid until at least six hours after it happened. The cut isn t horribly deep into my arm but its deep enough I m... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vijaya MD

My 4 year old son was poked in the head with barb wire today. I didn t see anything at first but a few hours later I noticed that there was a little patch of blood in his hair so when we got home I put ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vijaya ( Pediatrician)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

I just cut my calf on some rusty barbed wire one hour ago. I am relatively sure that the tetanus vaccinations are up to date but wonder if I should get a shot at an after-hours clinic tonight... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)